The Board granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for right and left ankle disabilities, effective June 13, 2022. The issue of service connection for iron deficiency anemia was remanded.
The deciding factor: Improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work was not demonstrated, and a VA examination under the PACT Act was required for iron deficiency anemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Left ankle disability, Iron deficiency anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065149
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for left ankle disability residuals, finding that his current condition is due to an in-service injury and granting the benefit of the doubt.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service. The VA examiner must provide an opinion on this matter.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.
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